Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 8-9am

Rep. Jeff Smith Office Hours

Representative Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) will be holding regular office hours in his district to give constituents an easy and accessible way to share their opinions on legislative topics. No appointment necessary to meet with Rep. Smith.

Free

Altoona Family Restaurant, 2000 North Hillcrest Pkwy Hwy 12 E, Altoona (888) 534-0093

 Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 8:45-9:45am

Body & Soul Fitness

Body & Soul Fitness is an NPO that enables women to exercise and care for their bodies to Christian music with solid lyrics. This international organization is coming to the Chippewa Valley this winter bringing kick butt cardio and strength training workouts! Body & Soul Fitness is three days a week (MWF) for just one hour a day.

Free

Sovereign Grace Church, 2 Bay Street, Chippewa Falls 226-0961

 Kids

Monday, Mar. 1 • 9-11:30am

Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center: Family Fun Zone

A program offered for accompanied children ages 6mo to 6yr. Enjoy open play on a large turf field filled with numerous toys, games, sports equipment, inflatables, and dress up clothes. Organized activities are also offered at different times each morning.

kids $3, adults FREE

Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center • Eau Claire • 552-1200 •

 Kids

Monday, Mar. 1 • 9:15-10:15am

River Source Family Center: Three Year Old Playgroup

This group is open to three year-olds and their parents. After children get settled, parents will leave the playgroup and connect with other parents and will be presented information on a number of topics including nutrition, behaviors, literacy, etc. Families can feel free to stay for Movin' & Grovin' at 10:30am.

Free

River Source Family Center, 403 High Street, Chippewa Falls 720-1841

 Kids

Monday, Mar. 1 • 10:30-10:50am

Children's Story Programs, Winter 2010 - Toddler Tales

Toddler Tales is our storytime for two - and three-year-olds accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Held on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and repeated on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., each session will include 20 minutes of easy-to-understand stories, songs and activities.

Free • ages 2-3

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire Street, Eau Claire 839-5007

 Kids

Monday, Mar. 1 • 10:30-11:15am

Movin' & Groovin'

Each Movin'& Groovin' class is filled with discovery and adventure. You will witness your child's developmental evolution in language, listening, self-esteem, and musical awareness. Watch all of this happen in a nurturing environment filled with energy, imagination and playful delight.

Free

River Source Family Center, 403 High Street, Chippewa Falls 720-1841

 Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 1-2:30pm

Beginning Spanish II

Continue learning Spanish step by step, by listening to simple stories and practicing language patterns. Recommended purchase: Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach (Paperback).

$25 members, $37.50 nonmembers

L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com

 Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 4:30-6:30pm

Economic Justice Task Force (EJTF)

Contact: Paul Savides – psavides@wwt.net.

First Congregational UCC • Eau Claire • 834-2668 • firstucceauclaire.org

 Nightlife

Monday, Mar. 1 • 5pm-1am

Pool Tournament

Every Monday means free pool plus a singles 8-ball tournament.

• 21+

Pioneer Grill and Saloon • Menomonie • 235-9927

 Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 5-6:15pm

Vagina Monologues Post Discussion

The Women's and Gender Equity (WAGE) Center hosts a Vagina Monologues post discussion, allowing students, faculty, and the public to voice their opinions, thoughts, and questions about the Vagina Monologues taking place Feb. 25-27 at UW-Eau Claire. All people and ideas are welcome.

FREE

Wisconsin Room, Davies Center, UW-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire 836-2693

 Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 6-8pm

CAJE Meeting: Citizens for Accountible Judical Expansion

The Eau Claire County Jail project has not gone away. There are local government officials that view the downtown site as the only choice while citizens continue to ask that alternative locations be explored. If citizens can't change their minds then maybe citizens can change who represent us in the city & the county of Eau Claire. Make this election competitive - find out how we can help each other. Millions of dollars have been wasted by incompetence.

Free

First Congregational Church on the Corner of Third and Broadway Avenues, Eau Claire 835-2604

 Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 6-7:30pm

Drop in Spanish for True Beginners

Dale Gable facilitates the TPRS method and a pot pourri of other activities. No stress language learning.

$12

Ager House • Eau Claire • 833-8750 • www.agerhouse.org

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Mar. 1 • 6-7pm

Zumba Fitness Class

Zumba with Level 2 Instructor Jean Dreger includes Samba, Tango, Flamenco, Bellydance, Merengue, Hip Hop, Cumbia, Salsa, Reggaeton and more. The first class is free. Wednesdays at 4:45pm at Sam Davey Elementary, corner of Starr Ave. and Eddy Lane. For info, call 835-6550 or email jtweety@centurytel.net.

$5/class, $40/10 class punch card

Christ Church Cathedral, 510 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Mar. 1 • 6:30-7:20pm

TRX Suspension Training

TRX Suspension Training gives the novice to the seasoned pro a complete total-body training tool they need to take their performance to the next level. Check out classes, RSVP and pre-pay at the website! No cancellations. No classes on holidays. Classes are very small so spaces are limited!

$10, $7.50 with prepaid punch card

Radiant Health Chiropractic • Eau Claire • 379-4249 • www.radianthealthchiro.com

 Education

Monday, Mar. 1 • 7-10pm

Open Drawing

Open Drawing Sessions. Not open during holidays or UW-Stout academic breaks. Bring drawing supplies.

FREE

Applied Arts 303, UW-Stout, 415 13th St E, Menomonie 232-1097

 Nightlife

Monday, Mar. 1 • 7pm

Poker Night

Every Monday night means its time for some poker.

• 21+

The Happy Hollow • Altoona • 832-2826

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Mar. 1 • 7-8pm

Scandinavian Couple Dancing

Scandinavian couple dancing includes waltz, polka, schottische and other dances that involve specific steps and turns to the very beautiful music. All dances will be taught and beginners are welcome. Wear low-heeled shoes.

FREE • middle school +

Christ Church Cathedral • Eau Claire • 835-3734 • www.cathedralec.org

 Nightlife

Monday, Mar. 1 • 7-9pm

Team Trivia

Join the national phenomenon locally at Burly's every Monday.

• 21+

Burly's • Chippewa Falls • 720-9148

 Nightlife

Monday, Mar. 1 • 7-9pm

Team Trivia at Boston's

1st place team each night gets $50 house cash, 2nd place gets $25, 3rd $10. Teams can register to be in the Trivia League and the top teams around WI get to compete in the Tournament of Champions for thousands for dollars in cash prizes quarterly. Get there early to set up!

Boston's: The Gourmet Pizza • Eau Claire • 832-5100 •

 Nightlife

Monday, Mar. 1 • 7-9pm

Texas Hold'Em Poker Night

Every Monday Night Whiskey Dicks hosts a Texas Hold'em No Limit Poker Game. They provide the dealers, so all you need to do is show up. Games start at 7pm, and you can re-buy in at any time.

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Music

Monday, Mar. 1 • 7:30-10pm

Shidara

From deep within Japan's forest mountains comes Shidara, one of the world's most exciting taiko companies - blending masterful stick work, blinding energy and breakneck speed. Rooted in the 700-year-old harvest festival of their home village, the thunderous sounds of Shidara's odaiko drums and the soulful harmonies of the shinobue bamboo flutes resonate in the minds and hearts of the audience long after the last beat.

$17 adults, $15 seniors, $3.50 kids under 17/students

Zorn Arena, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire 836-2787

 Nightlife

Monday, Mar. 1 • 9pm

Karaoke

Karaoke with DJs Nick and Drew.

5 O'Clock Club • Eau Claire • 834-1748

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Mar. 1
Check with venue for hours.

24hr Facebook PostJam 2010

the Ghost of Dr. Shotgun (Eau Claire native jsun parizo) will be locked in the North Gallery of International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage Alaska. The only way the artist will be able to communicate with others or visa versa will be through Facebook. He will attempt to display a post on average every 3 minutes. All provisions to last the 24hrs will only be from donation. This is a CyberART event anyone with a computer can attend. Friend him on Facebook.com/ghostofdrshotgun.

FREE

Cyberspace! (907) 223-8886

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 9
Check with venue for hours.

ArtsWest 31

ArtsWest 31, the library's annual juried art show, features 55 works by area artists. The pieces were chosen from more than 150 pieces submitted for consideration. Selections for this year's show were made by Alan William Nugent, owner and curator of the Abode Gallery in Stockholm, Wisconsin. The exhibit can be viewed during normal library hours.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 3
Check with venue for hours.

Chippewa Valley Water Color Artists' Annual Show at Beaver Creek Reserve

Approximately 25 members will show work that they have completed while painting once a month at the Beaver Creek Reserve.

FREE

Wise Nature Center, Beaver Creek Reserve • Fall Creek • 839-0618 • beavercreekreserve.org

 Uncategorized

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 31
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Curves Annual Food Drive

Help out the hungry in the Chippewa Valley by donating non-perishable food items to Curves Eau Claire. This Curves event has been taking place for over a decade and has been helping the hungry across the nation. From March 8-20th, potential members that bring in a grocery bag of non-perishable food items will earn free enrollment. Check for hours.

FREE

Curves Eau Claire, 1417 S Hastings Way (Just North of McDonalds), Eau Claire 552-8783

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 31
Check with venue for hours.

European Travels by Cheryal Keisler

Photography of Iceland, Germany and Wisconsin by local photographer Cheryal Keisler. If needed, check venue for hours.

FREE

Acoustic Cafe, 505 S Barstow, Eau Claire 836-9409

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 10
Check with venue for hours.

For the Love of It

Looking for a great time and a place to buy a fresh painting or two? Aritst Jason Anhorn's new series 'For The Love Of It' is a new series on positive subjects from candy to sexy ladies. Show will be hanging from February 12 to March 10. All paintings will be sold at very reasonable prices. Stop in early to make sure you get the painting you desire.

Free

Tangled Up In Hue, 416 S Barstow Street, Eau Claire 855-0090

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Mar. 8
Check with venue for hours.

Grottoes, Garrisons and Confines

Collages and drawings by Joe Maurer, exploring post-industrial landscape imagery juxtaposed with the strange, fantastic and disastrous.

FREE

Just Local Food • Eau Claire • 577-5564 • justlocalfood.blogspot.com

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Tuesday, Mar. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Just for Fun

"Just for Fun" art showing of paintings by Anthony Schofield

FREE

Raw Deal • Menomonie • 231-3255 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Mar. 5
Check with venue for hours.

Skin Deep

Self portraits, model portraits of life drawings and a few pieces from students advanced in life drawing, working on separate bodies of work. The show is an expression and reflection of the self.

UW-Stout Gallery 209 • Menomonie

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Saturday, Mar. 13
Check with venue for hours.

Sorcery and Romance Student Exhibit

The Chippewa Valley Symphony brings back its remarkable, annual exhibit of area art students reworking classically great compositions to the Arts Center Gallery. This year, Eau Claire's elementary schools interpret Paul Dukas' Sorcerer's Apprentice into visual art.

FREE

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center • Eau Claire • 832-2787 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 17
Check with venue for hours.

True Individuality-Adornment for the Hand

An exhibition of unique finger rings by prominent metal smiths; atypical in characteristic, cast and fabricated in precious metals in combination with a variety of other materials. If needed, check venue for hours.

Free

Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center, Eau Claire 836-2328

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Apr. 1
Check with venue for hours.

“Mind & Spirit” Artist Exhibit

Featuring Mitchell Spencer's photography and Tiffany Bailey's pottery. Artists’ Reception: February 26, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm.

Free

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, 205 Main Street East, Menomonie, WI 54751 235-0001 Ext 100

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Mar. 1
Check with venue for hours.

24hr Facebook PostJam 2010

the Ghost of Dr. Shotgun (Eau Claire native jsun parizo) will be locked in the North Gallery of International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage Alaska. The only way the artist will be able to communicate with others or visa versa will be through Facebook. He will attempt to display a post on average every 3 minutes. All provisions to last the 24hrs will only be from donation. This is a CyberART event anyone with a computer can attend. Friend him on Facebook.com/ghostofdrshotgun.

FREE

Cyberspace! (907) 223-8886

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Apr. 29
Check with venue for hours.

Paths of the People: The Ojibwe in the Chippewa Valley

Ojibwe oral tradition speaks of life as a circular path, with parents passing on knowledge to children and grandchildren. This exhibit, open Wednesday through Sunday, showcases the challenges each generation of the Ojibwe people has faced, whether at treaty grounds, boarding schools, or boat landings, and how those challenges have influenced what knowledge has been passed down.

Adult $5, Youth $3, Children 6-12 $1, 5 and under free

Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum • Menomonie • 232-8685

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Mar. 4
Check with venue for hours.

"A Question of Manners" Fine Art Exhibition

The Furlong Gallery at UW-Stout is proud to present visiting artist Will Pergl in the upcoming show 'A Question of Manners.' Pergl’s art is represented by sculpture and drawings reflecting, “trivial systems balanced and braced in structures and form.” Pergl’s artwork is meant to suggest a culture, which seeks order and understanding in the midst of chaos. If needed, check venue for hours.

Free

Furlong Gallery • Menomonie • 232-2261 • furlonggallery.uwstout.edu